Improvement in bridle-bits



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l Bridle-Bits.

` No. 134,684. A Patenfed1an.7,1873

JOSIAB LETCHWORTH, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN BR|DLEB|TS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. lS/Ld, dated January 7, 1873.

' To all whom it muy concern:

Be it known that I, J osIAn Ln'rcnwon'rn, of the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain lmproveinents in Bridle-Bits, of which the following is a speeiiication:

I ani aware that previous to myinvention bridle-bits having a stiii. mouthpiece of twisted wire, provided with a projecting sleeve or covering of soft rubber, formed of a section of rubber tubing slipped on the mouth-piece previous to its connection with the cheek-pieces, have been in common use; also, that jointed mouthpieces oi' twisted wire have been provided with a metallic covering cast around each portion thereof, as shown in Letters Patent No. 90,857; granted to nie June 1, 1869.

My invention consists ot' a bridle-bit having a jointed mouth-piece of twisted wire, each portion of which is provided with a sleeve or covering of rubber, as hereinafter fully described.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure lis an eleva-tion of my improved bit, showing the rubber sleeves in section; and Fig. Il, a plan view thereof.

Like letters designate like parts in both of the figures.

A A represent the cheek -pieces, and B B the two portions of the twisted-wire mouthpiece, linked together at the center. C C represent the two sleeves or coverings of soft rubber applied to each part of the jointed mouth-piece, as clearly shown in the drawing. These sleeves are readily cast in a suitable mold of the desired size and shape, and slipped on the month-piece previous to its connection with the cheek-pieces. The open ends b b ot the wire of each portion B of the mouth-piece are then bent around the neck a of each of the cheek-pieces, in opposite directions, as shown in the drawing, whereby the Jdrm connection of the mouth-piece with the cheekpieces is effected.

My improved bit, while possessing the saine strength, and affording the same complete control over the horse as the ordinary jointed wire bit, fully protects the mouth ot' the animal from the abrading action ofthe wires.

What l claim as my invention is- As a new article of manufacture, a bridlebit having a jointed mouth-piece of twisted wire provided with the two sleeves (l G of soft rubber, as herein shown and described.

y JOSIAH LETGHWORTH.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. BONNER, EDWARD WTLUELM. 

